10 players from SEC featured in ESPN mock day before NBA Draft
By Andrew Olson
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It’s almost time for the 2026 NBA Draft. Ahead of Tuesday night’s first-round action, ESPN’s Jeremy Woo has updated his mock draft.
Woo’s latest mock has 10 players from SEC programs selected in this year’s draft. Woo has 6 SEC alumni going in the first round on Tuesday night. The second round, on Wednesday evening, is projected to include 4 SEC picks in Woo’s prediction.
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Here’s where the 10 SEC players are currently mocked by Woo:
Round 1
- Arkansas G Darius Acuff Jr. — No. 7 (Sacramento Kings)
- Tennessee F Nate Ament — No. 9 (Dallas Mavericks)
- Texas wing Dailyn Swain — No. 20 (San Antonio Spurs)
- Alabama G Labaron Philon Jr. — No. 21 (Detroit Pistons)
- Kentucky C Jayden Quaintance — No. 27 (Boston Celtics)
- Arkansas G Meleek Thomas — No. 28 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Round 2
- Tennessee C Felix Okpara — No. 40 (Boston Celtics)
- Tennessee G Ja’Kobi Gillespi — No. 41 (Miami Heat)
- Arkansas F Trevon Brazile — No. 45 (Sacramento Kings)
- Vanderbilt G Tyler Nickel — No. 55 (New York Knicks)
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SEC basketball fans won’t be surprised to see the conference’s Player of the Year, Darius Acuff Jr., lead the projected picks at No. 7 overall. It would be interesting if the Sacramento Kings decided to grab two Razorbacks in the draft and pick Trevon Brazille in Round 2, as Woo is currently predicting.
We’ll see how things play out on Tuesday and Wednesday!
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